Milwaukee Beer Week is approaching quickly — it’s April 13 to 20 — but you'll want to be on top of several premier events that you could (should?) reserve seats for or buy tickets for now: a special five-course beer dinner with New Glarus Brewing Co. President Deborah Carey at Stubby’s Gastrogrub, a one-time brunch at Hinterland, and the Discount Liquor Crafts & Drafts event, with over 200 beers available for tastings, some quite rare.

New Glarus dinner with Carey at Stubby’s

Carey, the founder and president of New Glarus, will be on hand for a special five-course dinner paired with New Glarus beers on April 18.

The event at Stubby’s, 2060 N. Humboldt Ave., opens with an amuse bouche of Hudson Valley foie gras with strawberry and rhubarb aspic.

Call the restaurant for reservations, (414) 727-9300. Hinterland is at 222 E. Erie St.

Crafts & Drafts

Beer aficionados are buzzing: Discount Liquor has been saving and acquiring some pretty special and rare beers for its Crafts & Drafts Spring Beer Fest, 2 to 6 p.m. April 14 at American Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Ave.

In all, more than 200 beers from 60 breweries will be available for sampling.

Some of the rare beers, poured at varying times during the afternoon, include Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2009, Founders 15th Anniversary Bolt Cutter and Founders KBS, Three Floyds In the Name of Suffering, the Bruery Rueuze oak-aged sour blonde, Dark Horse Plead the 5th and Sierra Nevada bourbon-barrel Bigfoot Barleywine.

There are additional charges for sampling the rare beers in the VIP area, either $1, $2 or $3; there’s no charge for sampling beers in the general admission area aside from the entry fee.

General admission tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door. VIP tickets, which allow for early entry at 1 p.m. and include 25 $1 tickets for VIP beer samples, are $60 in advance, $65 at the door.